I said:
I was just reading Olympus Descending by David R. George III, from the third volume of the Worlds Of Deep Space Nine series. And I couldn't help but think that John Hurt would be a wonderful choice to play Indurane, the ancient Founder!

captcalhoun said:
on the other hand, christian 'batman begins' bale is in RoF...

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Dang it! Those beards on the cover always confuse me. I can't tell you how many times I've passed that movie in the video store and thought Matthew McConaghey (sp?) was Kiefer Sutherland. Oh well, so I was wrong again. It happens. I used to think McGregor played the title character of "Sky Captain" as well.
I guess that means I haven't seen anything at all with that guy (except that Trainspotting clip).

The part of Renton from Trainspotting that "inspired" Pennington is not the heroin abuse but rather the cynicism and immersion in a seedy underworld culture. Though that's not where Pennington starts out in Harbinger, it's part of what his future holds. After his disgrace in Harbinger, I've sort of imagined him becoming kind of a fringe "gonzo" journalist, a la Hunter S. Thompson. (Minus the shotgun in the mouth.)

Trent Roman said:
You've not seen any of the Star Wars prequel movies? Wow. I mean, I know there are plenty of people out there who loathe them, but to have not seen them altogether...

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Haven't seen any of them yet (except a handful of clips here and there). I plan to watch them eventually, but I'll probably wait until I've gone through the whole Star Trek universe first, which'll probably take like five years.

Ens. Brodsky said:
FYI, that was Jude Law in Sky Captain, but don't feel bad, I've gotten him and Ewan McGregor alot to.

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Yeah, I know that now, but it took me a while (and I actually saw the movie).

David Mack said:
The part of Renton from Trainspotting that "inspired" Pennington is not the heroin abuse but rather the cynicism and immersion in a seedy underworld culture. Though that's not where Pennington starts out in Harbinger, it's part of what his future holds. After his disgrace in Harbinger, I've sort of imagined him becoming kind of a fringe "gonzo" journalist, a la Hunter S. Thompson. (Minus the shotgun in the mouth.)

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He's a journalist? I thought he was a Starfleet officer. Wait, don't tell me, I haven't read it yet (but I will). Don't worry, I'll get to it soon enough. All in good time.

It'll be very interesting, to say the least, what Pennington eventually ends up doing that gets him the honor of having an entire school of journalism named after him... (the 'Pennington School' often mentioned on DS9)